Line #15 Recap/TeenageMutantNinjaTurtles2012S3E18TheDeadlyVenom


1	Stockman administers his mind control serum to Karai, who Shredder then turns on the Turtles.
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3	* BadBoss:
4	** Shredder casually orders Karai to attack Steranko/Rocksteady to test her loyalty via mind control.
5	** Subverted in Stockman's case. Shredder says that Stockman did a good job putting Karai under his control and rewards him with a candy bar.
6	* BrainwashedAndCrazy: It's Karai's turn now, and unlike [[Recap/TeenageMutantNinjaTurtles2012S3E16ClashOfTheMutanimals last time]], she doesn't overcome it by the end of the episode.
7	* ChekhovsSkill: The healing mantra Splinter teaches Leo, which they both later use to counteract Karai's venom.
8	* ColdBloodedTorture: When Karai attacks Casey she says " I want to hurt you, very slowly."
9	* ContinuityNod:
10	** Splinter is still recovering from the nasty wound inflicted by the mind-controlled Slash in "Clash of the Mutanimals".
11	** Casey foolishly boasting his name to the Foot loudly in "Casey Jones Vs. The Underworld" and his actions in general during that episode come back to bite him, as Shredder specifically targets him.
12	** Mikey mentions having been bitten/stung by numerous creatures throughout the series, such as the squirrels, Dream Beavers, and wasps.
13	** Raph agrees to work with Mikey to find Casey with the stipulation of "No Turflytle!"
14	* CrucifiedHeroShot: The turtles (save Leo) shackled and hung from the subway station support beam by the Foot ninjas.
15	* DatingWhatDaddyHates: Kirby can be seen glaring at the sight of Casey and April together.
16	* DeadManHonking: Raphael is bitten by one of Karai's snakes while driving the Turtle Van. the van crashes and overturns, and the horn is heard blaring as she scene cuts.
17	* EmpoweredBadassNormal: Karai is now half-snake mutant, half-human.
18	* FreezeFrameBonus: Leo's T-phone wallpaper when he receives a call from Karai on Raph's phone is [[http://orig11.deviantart.net/e8db/f/2015/137/5/4/raph_s_tphone_profile_on_deadly_venom____by_ninjaturtlefangirl-d8tq8xt.jpg interesting]] to say the least.
19	* GoryDiscretionShot: We don't actually see the worm enter Karai's ear, but we see everything leading up it, and watch Karai shriek and writhe in agony before succumbing to the worm's affect on her mind.
20	* HandSeals: Splinter throws some up, complete with mantra to perform...
21	* HealingHands: Splinter knows this technique and teaches it to Leonardo.
22	* IdiotBall: Casey acts like a total moron when he meets Karai. The fact that she makes it clear she wants to torture and kill him doesn't seem to bother him, but rather intrigues him.
23	* IKnowYoureInThereSomewhereFight: Another episode revolving around mind control, another example of this trope, specifically from Leo to Karai. It doesn't work.
24	* KissOfDeath: How Karai gives Casey his dose of venom.
25	* LiteralAssKissing: Very narrowly averted when Mikey attempts to SuckOutThePoison from an unconscious Casey.
26	* MoodWhiplash: Mikey's usual sense of humor clashes jarringly with the serious tone of the episode.
27	* NeverSayDie: Karai is told to "Destroy" and "Eliminate" Splinter and the Turtles, and Karai states that her victims will "Expire."
28	* NotListeningToMeAreYou: When Casey is imitating the action from the movie, April starts going on about how her head disappeared and how she has to walk around without a head. Subverted when Casey says, a minute later, that her head is sure to turn up sooner or later.
29	* NotQuiteBackToNormal: Stockman seems to think he returned Karai to her human form. Well, her mind seems back to normal (before she gets mind controlled), but her body is still the same shapeshifting serpent she has been since last season.
30	* PartialTransformation: Karai has gained a greater control over her mutation, being able to turn her arms into the snake-headed appendages of her mutant self while the rest of her stays the same.
31	* ShoutOut: Unlike the previous use of the worms, this one is closer to ''Film/StarTrekIITheWrathOfKhan'', with the worm entering Karai's ear and allowing Shredder to directly control her brain.
32	* SuckOutThePoison: Discussed by Mikey and Raph when they find Casey succumbing to the effects of Karai's venom:
33	-->'''Mikey:''' You're gonna have to suck the poison out, brah!
34	-->'''Raph:''' I'm not sucking the poison out! I'm driving! [[DoubleEntendre You suck it]]!
35	* TalkingIsAFreeAction: For some reason, Karai doesn't even attempt to attack Leo while the latter is performing the healing mantra, even though he's standing perfectly still and not doing anything. She doesn't even ''react'' until after he's already done.
36	* TheWorfEffect: In the opening, the now brainwashed Karai is easily able to subdue Rocksteady/Steranko, one of Shredder's strongest henchmen.
37	* ToThePain: After Karai bites Casey, she describes the effects, with Casey experiencing each one in the sequence that she mentions it
38	* WhatTheHellHero: Kirby is enraged when Donnie can't do anything to save April, and lashes out at Splinter as well when he appears to be failing as well.

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